Roughly 20% of the photons hitting your eye are the result of coal power generating energy for your device. That 20% of your phone’s battery power is wrapped in intense labor abuse by coal mining companies. Soul Full of Coal Dust by Chris Hamby covers the life long advocacy work of John Cline for West Virginian miners and against coal companies who cheat coal dust regulations and cause miners to die prematurely of black lung. Cline sees himself as an Ewok taking on the lumbering giant of the Jackson and Kelly Law firm hired by coal companies. Cline “scraps” with the Jackson and Kelly until he discovers the immoral methods they used to cheat coal miners out of their black lung disability payments.

This underdog battle for the rights of Appalachian miners by dedicated activists is worth your time: slpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1435301116

If you don’t know about The Battle of Blair Mountain, you need to learn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EySKZ5fwQ3g

Union strikers in the Battle of Blair Mountain wore red bandanas around their necks. This is one of the origins of the term, Redneck: www.wvpublic.org/news/2015-05-18/do-you-know-where-the-word-redneck-comes-from-mine-wars-museum-opens-revives-lost-labor-history